A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a fender-bender that appears to be the first time one of the tech company’s vehicles caused a crash during testing. Google accepted at least some responsibility for the collision, which occurred on Valentine’s Day… Read More

George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic “Cool Hand Luke,” has died. His grandson Cory Schenkel says Kennedy died on Sunday morning of old age in Boise, Idaho. He was 91. He had undergone… Read More

The future of Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC talk show is in doubt after the host declared she would not appear this weekend in response to several weeks of its pre-emption by the network. Harris-Perry, who is black, focuses on race, gender and politics on the discussion show, which she has hosted… Read More

One of Pope Francis’ top advisers acknowledged he had heard that an Australian Catholic school teacher who serially abused students might be involved in “pedophilia activity” in the 1970s, but said he had no idea how rampant clergy abuse was at the time, during an extraordinary public hearing of an… Read More

The trial of a former SS medic on 3,681 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly helping the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp function appeared close to collapse Monday, after a doctor found the 95-year-old unfit to be transported to the court. Presiding Judge Klaus Kabisch told the Neubrandenburg state court… Read More

The 106 Burmese pythons captured over a month long hunt won’t help control Florida’s invasive snake population, but wildlife officials said Saturday that doesn’t matter as much as the awareness they bring to the state’s environmental concerns. Thousands of pythons, far from their natural habitat in Southeast Asia, are believed… Read More

An Ohio pastor with deep roots in the Dayton community was shot and killed in his church office as service was winding down Sunday, and police say they plan to charge his brother. The Rev. William B. Schooler, 70, was shot around 12:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church,… Read More

While audiences around the world watch the glamorous Oscars proceedings on TV, a whole different array of memorable starry moments are happening off-camera. Because the Academy Awards bring together so many top talents, the wings of the stage become an impromptu meeting place for stars across genres. Here’s a peek… Read More

Watch as this Disney employee of over 10 years describes the moment when he learned he was losing his job to a foreign work order… and would be forced to embarrassingly train the individuals who would be taking his and other American’s hard-earned jobs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSyRMtT0-sM

After arresting a wanted man whose Facebook page included a post taunting a Utah police department, police taunted him right back. Orem police Lt. Craig Martinez said they were notified of the post days ago that showed a man standing in front of a patrol car. The caption used a… Read More